KZ072
Kyzylkol Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN passage (2002–2003) 150–2,500 birds A1, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC passage (2003) 3,000 birds A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage (2001) 70,000 birds A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula LC passage (2001) 10,000 birds A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC passage (2003) 1,500 birds A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC passage (2001) 50,000 birds A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT passage (2001) 1,000 birds A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2007) 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 very poor not assessed medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat poor

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Chukar Alectoris chukar 18 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 16 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 34 / 5 (birds) 100 good
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 92 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 9 / 17 (birds) 53 poor
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 19 / 19 (birds) 100 good
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 44 / 7 (birds) 100 good
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 15 / 41 (birds) 37 very poor
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1 / 24 (birds) 5 very poor
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 36 / 36 (birds) 100 good
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 2 / 2 (birds) 100 good
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 / 5 (birds) 20 very poor
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19 / 19 (birds) 100 good
Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus 1 / 4 (birds) 25 very poor
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1 / 1 (birds) 100 good
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2 / 2 (birds) 100 good
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 1 / 1 (birds) 100 good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland poor (40–69%) poor (40–69%) very poor
Desert good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate
Wetlands (inland) good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Very little or no conservation action taking place medium

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 85 Standing brackish & salt water; Rivers & streams; Water-fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial 5 Arable land; Forestry plantations
Desert 5 Desert & semi-desert - stony; Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty
Shrubland 5 Low bushes
Grassland minor (<10) Dry grassland on sandy soils

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kyzylkol Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kyzylkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.